Dromedary
[DRAH-mə-der-ee]
Part of speech: noun
Origin: Old French, 15th century
1.
An Arabian one-humped camel, especially one of a light and swift breed trained for riding or racing.
Examples of Dromedary in a sentence
"When we arrived in the town in the Saharan desert, we were surprised to see more dromedaries than horses or cars."
"Nearly 35% of all the dromedaries in the world live in the Horn of Africa."
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